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Space Pirates and Zombies 2 announcement has fewer pirates, zombies than you think
MinMax Games will be taking to the stars a second time soon; the company recently announced Space Pirates and Zombies 2, a sequel to their 2012 game, Space Pirates and Zombies. Despite the name, Space Pirates and Zombies 2 is less about swashbuckling swordsmen fighting the flesh-hungry undead and more about capturing enemy ships, blowing them apart, and tractor beaming their broken bits to attach to your ship. We're okay with this. The sequel will feature several improvements over its forefather, including a 3D environment, AI ship captains that can do everything the player can, and time-based story events. The game will also have a multiplayer arena and local co-op modes. Because what's a pirate/zombie without their crew/horde? MinMax did not give an expected release window with the announcement. [Image: MinMax Games]
Humble Indie Bundle 6 devs ask you to ask them anything on Reddit
A few of the developers with games in the rather fantastic Humble Indie Bundle 6 are hosting an AMA on Reddit right now.In attendance is Runic Games co-founder Max Schaefer, representing Torchlight (and Torchlight 2, it seems); programmer Matt Bush and composer Terrence Lee of Dustforce's Hitbox Team; Jan Achrenius and Sampsa Lehtonen of Recoil and Rochard; Mario Wynands of Shatter's Sidhe, co-founders of MinMax Games Andrew Hume and Richard with Space Pirates and Zombies; and John Krajewski of Strange Loop Games representing Vessel.Already the developers are discussing the likelihood of their Linux games on Steam, the benefits of being in the Humble Indie Bundle, and answering programming and gameplay questions galore. If you want to know what engines these guys use, how they handle physics or what those space pirates are doing hanging out with zombies in the first place, head on over to Reddit.
